NEET Exam Cancellation 2026: Arwind Kejriwal urges NEET aspirants to agitate, alleges 'political patronage' in paper leak

NEET Exam Cancellation 2026: As a response to the NEET exam cancellation, Arvind Kejriwal is encouraging students to protest against what he sees as governmental negligence. He claims that collusion and favoritism have led to paper leaks, suggest...

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New Delhi: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, in a press conference, alleged "political patronage" in paper leaks, saying the NEET question paper was leaked four times in the past nine years and none of the accused were punished.

"I sympathise with all the students affected by the cancellation of the NEET paper. I know how hard students work for such exams. Coaching is expensive and many families even pawn their jewellery to arrange money," he said.

Also Read: NEET UG 2026 cancelled: Why the exam has been cancelled, re-exam date and what's next?




<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">National Testing Agency, with the approval of the Government of India, has decided to cancel the NEET (UG) 2026 examination conducted on 3 May 2026, and to re-conduct the examination on dates that will be notified separately. <a href="https://t.co/fh4o4QtzfI">pic.twitter.com/fh4o4QtzfI</a></p>— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/2054090519199060472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Calling paper leaks the "biggest betrayal" with the students, the former Delhi chief minister said, "Those who can not prevent paper leak, how would they run the government. It's a case of complete collusion."

He said that paper leaks did not happen out of nowhere, as he alleged complicity of higher ups, and accused the government of toying with the future of lakhs of students.
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"I want to tell the students that they will have to come out on the streets. This government understands only the language of mass agitation ... Kejriwal is with you," the AAP supremo said.

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) was conducted by the NTA on May 3 for students seeking admission to medical education courses at the undergraduate level.

The exam will now be re-conducted on dates to be notified separately.
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